title: A patient with unique bilateral ovarian metastases 11 years after the treatment of breast cancer.
abstract: We report a patient in whom 11 years after the treatment of a breast tumour, bilateral ovarian metastases were disclosed. Surgical exploration confirmed unique ovarian metastases within a 'clean' abdomen and pelvis. The particularities of this case compared with the literature are the rather long interval of 11 years and the fact that no other metastases were present. The literature indeed reveals that most of the patient with ovarian metastases are premenopausal, have bilateral involvement; the ovarian metastases occur within a few years and are frequently accompanied by other metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Eeuwfeestkliniek, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Debois
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verbeke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heylen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fivez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Vriend
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology